09.d1 Engineering Updates 10-17-2023
City of Scandia
Engineering Updates 10/17/2023
Engineering italics = old information
· 2023 Street Improvement Project
Contracts have been signed by all parties and distributed to the City already. Astech will receive their
copies at the precon meeting held on Thursday, April 13th. Astech will have their project construction
schedule and list of subcontractors prepared for this meeting.
Silt fence and biologs were installed the morning of Tuesday, May 2nd. Reclaiming started on
Tuesday, May 2nd and was completed by Thursday, May 4th. Driveways were removed and ramped
for resident access on Monday, May 8th. Pipe work is anticipated to begin Thursday, May 11th.
Subgrade corrections took place the week of May 21st – 26th.
Base Course was paved May 31st – June 2nd.
Wear Course was paved June 8th – June 12th.
Project Punchlist will be created and sent to Astech before the end of this week.
Pay application #1 had a cutoff date of May 26th and will be included as an agenda item at the June
council meeting.
All punchlist work has been completed on this project.
Contractor has yet to provide all final closeout documents, so no pay application will be
completed this month.
· 2024 Street Improvement Project
Preliminary field inspections have been completed.
Survey collection is scheduled to begin next week along 196th Street where culvert
realignment is anticipated.
CMSCWD has identified potential additional work locations and plans.
First plan/spec review for October 19th.
· Tii Gavo Development Phase II
Watershed permit has been obtained and grading work began on Tuesday July 11th. BMI will have
staff on site for public infrastructure inspections.
Storm Sewer Improvement have been completed.
Sanitary Force main spot work has been completed.
Sand and Gravel has been placed and compacted but still will need tolerance work completed.
Bituminous base layer was paved on 8/17/2023.
Aggregate shouldering was completed on 8/30/2023.
· Bliss Drainfield System
The final permit has been issued. The assumption is that we’ll end up on Track 2, with required
system improvements due to the nitrate issue. Only thing that needs to take place in the next 6
months (February 28, 2022) is for new flow meters to be installed at the system, something we’ll
begin working on. At the one year mark (September 1, 2022), we’ll need to have a Facility Evaluation
Report drafted to summarize the system’s ability or inability to meet the nitrate limit.
New flow meters were installed by Public Works at the beginning of 2022 and specific flows to the
three drainfield cells is now being monitored. Some additional nitrate testing was also performed in
August 2022 to provide additional data points and to get an idea of how much nutrient removal is
currently taking place through the sand filters.
As of September 1, 2022, the Facility Evaluation Report has been sent to the MPCA. We await their
review, but based on the monitoring well samples taken throughout the last year it appears we’ll be
on Track 2, with improvements to the system needed to deal with the nitrate issue. Assuming this is
the case, the next step will be to complete a full Facility Plan by August of 2023 which evaluates the
facility and its performance as a whole and provides options/recommendations for improvements to
be made. This is required by Track 2 but is also the next step in obtaining PFA funding for the project.
We met with MPCA on December 16, 2022 to discuss funding options and laid out a schedule to
complete a facility plan and apply for Point Source Implementation Grant (PSIG) funding.
City Council authorized work to complete the facility plan on January 4, 2023. Facility plan to be
submitted by March 3, 2023. Also, Council authorized BMI to complete permit documents for permit
modification due to added treatment for nitrate removal.
Testified at the Capitol on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 requesting funding for the Bliss Wastewater
Treatment Facility.
Facility plan has been submitted for the City of Scandia’s Bliss Wastewater Treatment Facility along
with and IUP request and PPL application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority on Friday,
March 3, 2023. As of June 22, the MPCA has issued preliminary approval of this facility plan.
Authorization to prepare plans & specifications for the Bliss Wastewater Treatment Facility Nitrogen
Removal improvements was requested and approved at the May 16 City Council meeting.
Project plans and specifications are currently being prepared.
2024 Capital Bonding Request application has been prepared.
PSIG Funding application was submitted at the end of July (2023). Received follow-up questions
from the MPCA and responses were sent at the end of August (2023).
· Floodplain Risk Assessment
Watershed District has received notification from the MPCA they did not receive the grant that was applied for.
CMSCWD Board is considering allocating funding for the Risk Assessment in 2024 at their 2024 CMSCWD Budget
Workshop.
The draft 2024 CMSCWD budget currently includes funding to address model data gaps for
the Big Marine Lake outlet, Carnelian Channel, and Carnelian Creek flowages. This is the
first step in a multi-year process to complete the Floodplain Risk Assessment.
· Bliss Addition Stormwater Planning
Watershed still working toward 90% plans based on City Staff input received in November 2022.
City and Watershed have completed the MOU.
Watershed/Consultants redesigning project practices after a final utility meet locate identified
previously un-marked conflicts.
Due to delays caused by utilities not marked on the initial locate, the CMSCWD will delay construction
to 2024. Upon completion of the final plans, submittals will be prepared to the City for their review.
CMSCWD anticipates soliciting bids in October 2023.
Project still waiting on the utility company for relocates for Bliss Addition.
· CLFLWD & Scandia Staff Quarterly Meetings
Meeting on May 11, 2021 covered the following topics:
· Permitting Update (Nick)
· Roadway Projects (Ken)
· Bone Lake projects status: SE wetland restorations, NE wetland restoration, agricultural
practices (Blayne)
· FY22 Clean Water Fund grant award – Moody Lake projects (Emily/Blayne)
· Greenway Corridor Planning & Parks Update (Nick)
· CMSCWD Management Plan (Mike Isensee)
· Regional Update – Highway 243 Osceola Bridge
Project website: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy243osceola/index.html
Public Meeting scheduled for May 10, 2023, 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Osceola Village Board
Room
Schedule:
· Environmental documentation and preliminary design: 2021 through 2023
· Final design: 2023 through 2025
· Anticipated construction: 2026 through 2027
Denise Workcuff Dmitry Tomasevich
Communications and Engagement Project manager
denise.workcuff@state.mn.us dmitry.tomasevich@state.mn.us
651-775-0025 651-245-4406
· Washington County Draft 2024 – 2028 Capital Improvement Plan
As part of the annual budget process, Washington County prepares a five-year Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP). The 2024-2028 CIP includes the county’s tentative plans for roads,
bridges, parks, land, trails, transit, and public facilities. The first year of this plan is included
in the county’s proposed 2024 budget. The “out-years” of 2025-2028 reflect projected
needs and estimated costs, which may change based on future priorities and funding
opportunities.
The draft CIP document and maps showing the projects are available online by visiting the
Washington County website:
· Document:
· Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2024-2028 Draft (washington.mn.us)
· Project Location Map:
· 2024-2028 Road and Bridge Capital Projects Map Draft (washington.mn.us)
We are requesting comments in writing no later than November 3, 2023, to be considered
when developing the final CIP. A public hearing will be held on November 14, 2023, and
formal adoption is scheduled for December 12, 2023.
DRAFT COMMENTS ATTACHED TO REPORT AT END
14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433-2274 Fax (651) 433-5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us
October 12, 20223
Xai Thao
Washington County Office of Administration
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
Re: Washington County 2024-2028 Draft Capital Improvement Plan Comments
Dear Washington County,
The City of Scandia would like to provide comment on the Washington County 2023-2027 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP), by expressing our support for the following planned projects:
· Project RB-2582 Gateway Trail Extension. The project scope includes the construction of a
segment of the Gateway Trail including a parking lot, paved off-road multi-use facility, and
adjacent horse trail parallel to County Highway 52 (Oakhill Road North) from south of County
Highway 3 (Olinda Trail) to a pedestrian tunnel near Oxboro Avenue North. City supports the
County seeking funding to offset the budget shortfall by applying for TAA-Safety & Trails
funding. If the project is not able to obtain additional funding, it would either result in scaling
back the project or delaying the project but that would lose funding already obtained for the
project.
· Project RB-2682 County Road 50. The project scope includes the following improvements on
County Road (CR) 50 from Trunk Highway (TH) 61 to CSAH 15 (Manning Trail North): new
pavement with widened shoulders, turn lanes at key locations if appropriate, evaluation of
pedestrian and cycling accommodations, signs and striping, roadway drainage and surface water
management, roadway geometrics evaluations. The current roadway section is narrow for a
typical county road. There is no paved shoulder outside of the 12-foot lane width and very little,
if any, gravel shoulder. Drainage ditches have filled in over the years, which impact how
stormwater is collected and treated prior to moving out of the right-of-way corridor. The
pavement has reached its full life span and signs and striping are out of date. There are also
some very tight radius curves that will need to be analyzed for improvement. A typical
pavement preservation project is not the right treatment here because of the very narrow
pavement width and the lack of a stormwater drainage system.
14727 209 th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433-2274 Fax (651) 433-5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us
· Project PARK-2016 Big Marine Park Reserve Improvements. The project scope includes
planning and design for improvements identified in the master plan at Big Marine Park Reserve.
The improvements may include water access and trail improvements. The county continues to
acquire properties in accordance with the Big Marine Park Reserve Master Plan. This project will
determine improvements that will help lay the foundation for future park investments.
Improvements are planned on parcels that have been acquired by Washington County.
We would also like to provide our support on the plan incorporating the following projects:
· Intersection evaluation and safety improvements at CSAH 15 & Hwy 97
The intersection of CSAH 15 & Hwy 97 has been the source of concern for many years and the City has
submitted comments on this intersection on past draft CIP’s. This intersection experiences backups at
AM & PM peak hours and is an intersection that has had many close calls that could have resulted in
serious T-bone crashes. The City requests this intersection be added to the CIP that would include
future intersection improvements. The City also would like to request the County complete an
intersection study by 2026 in coordination with MnDOT at this intersection so future improvements or
project constraints can be identified such as scope, funding, and necessary resources so preliminary
work can be prepared which may simply be property acquisition to account for future improvements. In
the meantime, if low cost/high benefit improvements can be implemented we request that proceed as
well.
Thank you for allowing our comments to be submitted on the Washington County 2024-2028 Draft CIP.
Sincerely,
Ryan J. Goodman, P.E.
City Engineer